I was watching Gnomeo and Juliet the other day, and the kids and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Found these facinating facts about Gnomes, which I thought you would enjoy. If you have a chance to watch the movie, I highly recommend it.
This list is off Goodhousekeeping.com
They're (way) older than you think.
Though they seem like a fun '50s or '60s fad, the garden gnome came into being in Germany in 1872. They were named Gartenzwerge (garden dwarfs), a word that sounds exactly like a sneeze
And they're still big in Germany. Really big.
There's an estimated 25 million gnomes in yards across the country.
U.S. production of gnomes came to a halt during World War II.
They were a little too associated with Germany.
They're banned from one of the world's most famous garden shows.
The Chelsea Flower Show frowns upon the figurines, forbidding them from appearing in designs — except in 2013 when they honored the anniversary of the gnome.
They're part of the grand old tradition of "Gnome Roaming."
You'll know this from both the 2001 movie Amelie and the Travelocity ad campaigns. It involves taking a gnome from a neighbor's yard and periodically sending photos of the gnome on its travels. (Gnomes have even made it to the South Pole.) There doesn't seem to be a clear reason to do this other than the eternal question of "Why not?".
There's a sanctuary for the statues in England.
The Gnome Reserve, a garden featuring 2,000 various gnomes, remains a popular tourist attraction in North Devon.
